Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jeff Davis
Subject Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a
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Msg-id 1207706899.31956.82.camel@jdavis
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a  (Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com>)
Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 15:22 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Well, for starters, using binary format.  It is undeniable that that
> creates more portability risks (cross-architecture and cross-PG-version
> issues) than text format.  Not everyone wants to take those risks for
> benefits that may not be meaningful for their apps.

What are the cross-architecture risks involved?

Regards,Jeff Davis



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